About Chauk Village

Chauk is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 164 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chauk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauk village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Sarkaghat
Pincode	175024
Area (hectares)	101.6 hectares
Population	333
Male Population	164
Female Population	169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,030
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chauk compares

By the 2011 count Chauk is the 70th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 101.6 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Chauk

Chauk is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chauk as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chauk from other places

Chauk lies about 19 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 41 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chauk
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sarkaghat	15 km
District headquarters	Mandi	19 km
Nearest railway station	Olinda	41 km

Villages closest to Chauk

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarkaghat tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Chauk

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauk village had a population of 333. That makes it the 70th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Chauk village has 164 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauk has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Chauk is 175024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chauk covers 101.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chauk falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chauk is Olinda, about 41 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chauk.

Chauk is about 19 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauk is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 10 km away. Sarkaghat is about 15 km away. Mandi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.